Patterson river Bar crossing
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Patterson river Bar crossing
Well organised last night to go out, hoping the wind might have died off.
Anyway we launched a Patto and headed out, well the mouth of the patto didn't look too bad and we copped a few waves over the bow. Here I am thinking we are home and hosed once we get out of shallow water, Then it happened instead over going over a wave as boats are suppose to do, we went through it, not sure if the water pressure popped the press studs that held the front clear on, but we got a 44 gallon bucket of water dumped over us. :rofl:
I thought to myself, why didn't I put my wet weather gear on as I was drenched to the bone. We went out to 10 metres and it was still pretty lumpy with waves from different directions, so pulled the pin and headed back in.
Entering the mouth was almost heart in mouth stuff, trying not to surf the waves, and not letting the following one over the back, a few times the bow was doing it's best to become a submarine. But getting wet once was enough so we managed to get back into the Patto without any further mishaps.
Time to dry off and empty the water out of the boat. :cheers:
Anyway we launched a Patto and headed out, well the mouth of the patto didn't look too bad and we copped a few waves over the bow. Here I am thinking we are home and hosed once we get out of shallow water, Then it happened instead over going over a wave as boats are suppose to do, we went through it, not sure if the water pressure popped the press studs that held the front clear on, but we got a 44 gallon bucket of water dumped over us. :rofl:
I thought to myself, why didn't I put my wet weather gear on as I was drenched to the bone. We went out to 10 metres and it was still pretty lumpy with waves from different directions, so pulled the pin and headed back in.
Entering the mouth was almost heart in mouth stuff, trying not to surf the waves, and not letting the following one over the back, a few times the bow was doing it's best to become a submarine. But getting wet once was enough so we managed to get back into the Patto without any further mishaps.
Time to dry off and empty the water out of the boat. :cheers:
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Re: Patterson river Bar crossing
ive seen some close calls there when fishing landbased at the mouth.
worse when the sandbar is pesent as well
worse when the sandbar is pesent as well
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Re: Patterson river Bar crossing
I didn't realise that place had a dangerous bar
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
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Re: Patterson river Bar crossing
Took the bung out and it drained water for about 10 mins or more, must been over 100 litres and it is going to not do my lawn much good, should have done it in the street.4liters wrote:I didn't realise that place had a dangerous bar
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Re: Patterson river Bar crossing
I know your pain...and to add to that i dropped tunaoil on the deck...thats why carpet went it that next weekend ...lol
There is a bar crossing couse thats held in lakes entrance its about $250.. every time ive booked to go they canceled booking because of weather..so haven't done it yet..
On another note ...how was your motor trimmed? I found in mine it works great tilted up as it gets the front up quick when you give it a handful of throttle
A following sea can be very hairy..
There is a bar crossing couse thats held in lakes entrance its about $250.. every time ive booked to go they canceled booking because of weather..so haven't done it yet..
On another note ...how was your motor trimmed? I found in mine it works great tilted up as it gets the front up quick when you give it a handful of throttle
A following sea can be very hairy..
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Salt (38cm) Trevely 38cm snapper 65cm gummy 80cm
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Salt (38cm) Trevely 38cm snapper 65cm gummy 80cm
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Re: Patterson river Bar crossing
Just to clarify it is not a bar.
Bar is when a river meets the ocean.
It can get nasty out there though.
Bar is when a river meets the ocean.
It can get nasty out there though.
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Re: Patterson river Bar crossing
If you're worried about the lawn give the area a really good watering with fresh water and sprinkle a bit of gypsum over it.Wolly Bugger wrote:Took the bung out and it drained water for about 10 mins or more, must been over 100 litres and it is going to not do my lawn much good, should have done it in the street.4liters wrote:I didn't realise that place had a dangerous bar
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
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Re: Patterson river Bar crossing
What causes it then? Waves reaching shallow water, making them stand up or something?frozenpod wrote:Just to clarify it is not a bar.
Bar is when a river meets the ocean.
It can get nasty out there though.
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle